Going to see theatre
Mon, 27 Aug 2001, 09:37 amAmanda21 posts in thread
Going to see theatre
Mon, 27 Aug 2001, 09:37 amjust somethings i thought of last night:
personally - i do not go to the theatre often. i can't drive myself around and i don't have any money. :-o
is it as important that actors go to see theatre as well as act in theatre(or whatever they want to act in)?
what are everyone elses views on this matter?
i act, sing, dance, play 2 instuments and am involved with a couple of theatre companys as well as help run one.
as a part of learning about the performing arts - should young actors go to theatre to help them learn? does attending theatre make a better actor?
i would love to hear other thoughts!
xxAmanda
personally - i do not go to the theatre often. i can't drive myself around and i don't have any money. :-o
is it as important that actors go to see theatre as well as act in theatre(or whatever they want to act in)?
what are everyone elses views on this matter?
i act, sing, dance, play 2 instuments and am involved with a couple of theatre companys as well as help run one.
as a part of learning about the performing arts - should young actors go to theatre to help them learn? does attending theatre make a better actor?
i would love to hear other thoughts!
xxAmanda
RE: Going to see theatre
Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 02:43 pmWalter Plinge
Dear Indi,
I'm not misunderstanding you at all. I never claimed you to have stated that theatre should be the only source. But that idea has been expressed in other posts.
If you are genuinely interested in what I have said, please read my posts again. I'm not here to contradict anyone.
If you wish to hold to the idea that seeing theatre WILL make a better actor, then fine. But I don't see that to be a definite thing.
Yes, it CAN. But many times it DOESN'T. I've seen this myself. Plenty of talented people have got trapped into gradually becoming reliant totally on the work of peers for inspiration, which is fine if they wish to raise their skills to the expectations of their own peerage. But there can be a lot more to live up to outside that square.
And that can make the difference between a standard talent and a great talent.
You say "how can it not?" Please read the post by Sol for your answer. It's simple but true, and it applies not just to amateur theatre.
I'm not misunderstanding you at all. I never claimed you to have stated that theatre should be the only source. But that idea has been expressed in other posts.
If you are genuinely interested in what I have said, please read my posts again. I'm not here to contradict anyone.
If you wish to hold to the idea that seeing theatre WILL make a better actor, then fine. But I don't see that to be a definite thing.
Yes, it CAN. But many times it DOESN'T. I've seen this myself. Plenty of talented people have got trapped into gradually becoming reliant totally on the work of peers for inspiration, which is fine if they wish to raise their skills to the expectations of their own peerage. But there can be a lot more to live up to outside that square.
And that can make the difference between a standard talent and a great talent.
You say "how can it not?" Please read the post by Sol for your answer. It's simple but true, and it applies not just to amateur theatre.
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